Attachment for welders&#39; helmets



' Sept.26,1944. SHIP 2,359,164

ATTACHMENT FOR WELDERS HELMETS I Filed A ril s, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Sept. 26,

G. M. SHIPP ATTACHMENT FOR WELDERS HELMETS Filed April 8, 1943 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 26, 1944 2,359,164 ATTACHMENT FOR WELDERS.HELMETS Guy M. Shipp, Navy Yard, S. 0.

Application April 8, 1943,

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an attachment for a Welders helmet and itgenerally aims to provide a means which will give additional protectionfor the eyes especially when working in restricted places.

Further, an object is to provide a means whereby the arc during weldingwill be reflected for observation of the Welder.

Still further, it is aimed to provide a structure means is protectedagainst a slag produced incident to welding.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from aconsideration of the description following taken in connection withaccompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a View in elevation showing my attachment in place on awelders helmet, the latter being shown fragmentarily;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the parts of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure2;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1;and

Figure 5 is a detail section taken on the line 55 of Figure 3.

Referring specifically to the drawings, I designates a welders helmet.This helmet is shown may be of any of the conventional forms in use. AtH helmet I 0 has an observation opening as usual, covered by transparentglass or any equivalent I 2 suitably securled over the opening byoverlapping means as at 3.

In carrying out my invention I provide an opaque tube M which be notedthat the socket or collar l including the ears I6 is fitted intimatelyand on the same curve as the front of the wall I0, so as to excludelight.

An outer tube l8, of opaque material like the tube I4, is slidably andadjustably mounted on the tube H but in a manner to remain in adjustedposition through their mutual frictional engagement as at flanges I 9and on the respective tubes, and which are engageable to pre- Serial No.482,303

vent detachment of the tubes. binding screw 2| may be threaded to thetube 18 for engagement with the tube M to hold the tubes positively atthe desired adjustment.

At the side of the tube I8 and adjacent its outer end a tubularextension 22 is formed, and therein a transparent glass or other element23 is mounted to protect the interior of tubes and parts therein againstflying slag incidental to welding,

At the rear of the tube I 8, in line with the panel or light 23, is aninclined reflector 24 preferably located at the desired angle in anoffset 25 of the tube I 8. This reflector at a surface 26 receives theimage ofthe arc during welding through the window 23, and reflects itonto the surface 21 of a reflector 28 suitably secured at the properangle at the lower end of the tube 3. As a result the welder through thewindow I2 will observe the reflected image on the upper surface 21 ofreflector 28.

It will be realized that the eyes of the welder accordingly will begreatly protected as a result of the invention, especially in restrictedspace since the reflection of the arc will be viewed in the mirrorsurface 21, the tubular structure will protect the window l2 and theeyes of the welder and such protection is enhanced by the window 23which particularly will protect the reflectors.

Both reflectors 24 and 28 preferably are adjustable so that they may bedisposed at the proper angles for the reflection of the arc. To thisend, each of said reflectors is carried by a rod 29 with which it isrigid, the ends of the rods being journaled in the wall of the tube I 8.Said rods at one end have heads 30, and at the other end are screwthreaded at 3| and have knurled nuts 32 threaded thereon so that theymay be tightened against the wall of tube l8 to bind and secure thereflectors at the desired angles.

Various changes may that they fall within the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. In combination with a welders helmet having an observation window,tubular means of opaque material secured directly to the helmet in alight-excluding manner in line with said window, said tubular meanshaving a window therein at an angle to the first-mentioned window, firstand second reflectors within the tubular means to receive an imagethrough the second-mentioned window and reflect it through thefirst-mentioned window, said tubular means hav- If desired, a

be resorted to provided spirit and scope of the ing a lateral extensionin which the second-mentioned window is provided, said tubular meanshaving an offset above the base of the secondmentioned window in whichthe first-mentioned reflector is disposed, the other reflector being infront of the first-mentioned reflector and disposed below the same, andthe second-mentioned window having a protecting light therein.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein a socket is provided in which saidtubular means is disposed, said socket having an edge conforming to thecontour of the helmet and including ears also conforming to the contourof the helmet, and

secured thereto.

GUY MITCHELL SHIPP.

